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Date	Process	Result
September 30, 2014	Guild of Copy Editors	Copyedited
October 4, 2015	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on November 17, 2014.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Terry Myerson compared the technological differences between Windows 10 and 7 to the differences between a Tesla and a first-generation Prius?

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Section sizes

Section size for Windows 10 (37 sections)
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Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	29,910	29,910	466	466
Development	8,153	53,384	350	2,253
Announcement	14,900	14,900	595	595
Marketing	2,041	2,041	94	94
Release	12,355	12,355	484	484
Free upgrade offer	15,935	15,935	730	730
Licensing	2,047	2,047	128	128
Features	8,280	60,315	383	2,473
User interface and desktop	6,621	6,621	408	408
System security	7,261	7,261	391	391
Command line	7,082	7,082	203	203
Storage requirements	3,585	3,585	194	194
Online services and functionality	14,856	14,856	513	513
Multimedia and gaming	12,293	12,293	348	348
Font support	337	337	33	33
Editions and pricing	8,168	8,168	394	394
Support lifecycle	6,103	17,508	136	490
Hardware exceptions	2,803	2,803	140	140
Extended Security Updates	3,495	3,495	196	196
Support and update branches	5,107	5,107	18	18
Updates and support	8,281	36,969	290	1,647
Preview releases	2,535	2,535	114	114
Versions	42	42	0	0
Feature updates	19,893	19,893	877	877
Features in development	6,218	6,218	366	366
System requirements	18,002	19,516	462	529
Physical memory limits	1,004	1,004	22	22
Processor limits	510	510	45	45
Reception	13,378	67,988	727	3,100
Market share and sales	12,736	12,736	310	310
Update system changes	13,294	13,294	637	637
Distribution practices	14,827	14,827	670	670
Privacy and data collection	13,753	13,753	756	756
See also	231	231	0	0
Notes	36	36	0	0
References	30	30	0	0
External links	814	814	0	0
Total	296,916	296,916	11,480	11,480

Semi-protected edit request on 30 November 2024

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Add that its the last version to run on machines without SSE4.2/POPCNT since only the drop of x86-32 is mentioned for CPU requirement changes Unlikethesun (talk) 08:24, 30 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. A reliable source like a news article would also show that the detail is relevant enough to add to the article. FifthFive (talk) 00:33, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Going by official requirements, this is redundant, as all TPM 2.0 CPUs, along with the official list of supported CPUs, support SSE4.2/POPCNT. Going by unofficial, Windows 11 23H2 is the last version to support machines without SSE4.2/POPCNT. Winderz IoT (talk) 03:41, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone ahead and added that Windows 10 is the last version to lack a CPU whitelist, since that was previously missing. Winderz IoT (talk) 13:48, 2 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I decided to go ahead and re-add this back in, while adding necessary caveats and using your updated source, just so you know. Winderz IoT (talk) 01:22, 19 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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89.241.188.172 (talk) 21:02, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Sophisticatedevening ^(talk) 21:02, 10 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Confusing sentence

I am unable to edit this article so someone else fix this. In the opening section, it says "It was succeeded by Windows 11, which was released on October 5, 2021. It is the last version of Microsoft Windows that supports 32-bit processors (IA-32 and ARMv7-based) and the last major version to support 64-bit processors that don't meet the x86-x64-v2 (i.e., having POPCNT and SSE4.2) or ARMv8.1 specifications, across all minor versions." I think the second sentence that starts with "It" should be changed to "Windows 10". I'm pretty sure I understand what the sentence is implying but I rarely have to second guess myself on Wikipedia. This sentence looks like it might be implying that Windows 11 the version being mentioned. Mopspear (talk) 13:40, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done: Also moved the first sentence to the first paragraph, which seemed more fitting. Winderz IoT (talk) 15:39, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"128-bit" OS

I suggest getting rid of the sentence "They wanted it to be a 128-bit version." There were no 128-bit CPUs in 2009 (and there still aren't any in 2025). This may refer to Windows 10's (and Windows 8's) SSE2 requirement, but that's a SIMD extension, which doesn't make the CPU a 128-bit CPU. The sentence is extremely misleading at best, but at face value it's simply nonsensical. 87.152.202.196 (talk) 16:15, 19 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I concur. I'm going to go ahead and remove the sentence, as the misleading nature of the statement is clear and obvious to anyone with any amount of advanced knowledge in computing. Tcrow777^Talk 20:08, 26 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Some components free and open-source"

The "Source model" row of the infobox currently describes Windows 10 as "Some components free and open-source", with citations showing that Windows Terminal, Windows Calculator, Windows Driver Frameworks, and Windows Forms are freely licensed. When there are well over 100 Windows components listed in List of Microsoft Windows components, Template:Microsoft Windows components, and Category:Windows components, nearly all of which are closed-source, noting "Some components free and open-source" to highlight four of these components is undue weight in the infobox. I support removing this line from the infobox. — Newslinger talk 16:22, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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